מְאֵרָה (mĕʾērâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning a curse. It appears
5 times
in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H3994).
Also rendered
curse
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 168a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 168a)a curse; execration
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
מְאֵרָהnoun, feminine: a curse
Strong's H3994מְאֵרָה: an execration KJV:curse.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 168: אָרַרʾārar — curse; cursed; lay under a curse; execrate